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Tinubu’s Ambassadorial nomination mere political settlement – ADC
●Says Yakubu’s appointment further undermines INEC’s credibility The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s latest ambassadorial appointments, describing the list as a settlement list of political…
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World Cup Failure: NFF, Tech Committee to meet with Coach Chelle on Monday
Pius Ayinor The Executive Board Members of the Nigeria Football Federation and the Technical Committee members are scheduled to have a deep meeting with the Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle…
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Tinubu nominates Reno Omokri, Mahmud Yakubu, Ajimobi’s widow, Fani-Kayode, Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi, others as ambassadors
President Bola Tinubu has sent another batch of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, days after the first set of names was forwarded to the Chamber. The new nominations were…
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PANASA adds two new badges, redefines Scrabble honour in Africa
The Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA) has raised the banner with the unveiling of its 2025 Player Awards, introducing two brand-new badges that instantly up the stakes for Africa’s top…
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Renewed Hope Basketball Tournament: Hoops &Read face Cantonment Braves in final
After five days of intense and highly competitive basketball contests involving 18 teams two have emerged to battle for the top prize money. The teams are representing the political wards…
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Champions League: Rivers United fall 2-1 to RS Berkane in late defeat
Rivers United were left shocked and weeping at the Goodswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Friday night after RS Berkane scored twice deep into stoppage time to snatch a dramatic…
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Ardova Handball: Omo Ogiefo hands Safety Babes first defeat in three years
Defending champions Safety Babes suffered a stunning setback on Day 4 of the Ardova Handball Premier League 2025 Phase 2, falling 24–21 to an inspired Omo Ogiefo Academy side on…
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UniPort student gets death sentence for murder of girlfriend
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced a 400-level Petrochemical Engineering student of the University of Port Harcourt, Damian Okoligwe, to death by hanging for the…
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Trump says he wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to the US from poorer countries
President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their…
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Bayelsa, Kaduna states to host National Sports Festivals
The National Sports Commission has secured host states for the 2028 and 2030 National Sports Festivals. The 2028 Games will be held in Bayelsa, located in the core of the…
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